Andrew Tate banned: Why was Andrew Tate from Facebook and Instagram?

Andrew Tate, a former professional kickboxer and influencer known for his misogynistic remarks, was banned from Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok in August 2022,

Meta stated that the kickboxing star had been removed from its platforms for violating its policies on dangerous individuals and organisations, as well as hate speech.

The former kickboxer rose to prominence in 2016 after being booted from the reality show Big Brother due to a video that appeared to show him assaulting a woman.

Since then, he’s become well-known for expressing misogynistic views and criticising women on various platforms.

He was suspended from Twitter in 2017 for saying women “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted, at the same time that allegations against disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein were pouring in.

He’s also said that women are “intrinsically lazy” and that a man should have “authority” over a woman he’s dating.

At the time his account was deleted, he had 4.7 million Instagram followers. This figure had risen quickly from around one million followers in June 2022.